Abstract

GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Miguel Emilio; ARMAS PEREZ, Bárbaro Agustín; KOELIG PADRON, Raúl  and  ARMAS MOREDO, Karina. The 8th edition of TNM in lung cancer: T descriptor evaluation. AMC [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.2, pp. 118-122. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: the universally accepted TNM cancer staging system (tumor, nodes, metastasis) was created with the purpose of offering quality assistance to patients with cancer, establishing prognoses, improving research, and assessing the disease entity in groups of ill patients. Objective: to communicate the proposal of T descriptor´s classification in the eight edition of the TNM. Methods: a search in Pubmed, Scielo, Redalycs databases was carried out using the following descriptors: staging, TNM, lung cancer. Results: it was possible to determine that from one to five cms, each cm separates the tumors regarding patients’ prognosis and the size of the tumor. Conclusions: lung cancer anatomical extension was described by TNM classification system. The latter makes the former remain as the most important prognosis factor, based on the tumor´s characteristics, diagnostic methods and treatment strategies. This system is subject to constant revision.

Keywords : NEOPLASM GRADING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGNOSIS.

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